Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263005AbVCDTGI (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:06:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262997AbVCDTBu (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:01:50 -0500 Received: from 213-239-205-147.clients.your-server.de ([213.239.205.147]:5547 "EHLO mail.tglx.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262998AbVCDS7R (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:59:17 -0500 Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering From: Thomas Gleixner Reply-To: tglx@linutronix.de To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Andrew Morton , Jens Axboe , LKML In-Reply-To: References: <422751C1.7030607@pobox.com> <20050303181122.GB12103@kroah.com> <20050303151752.00527ae7.akpm@osdl.org> <20050303234523.GS8880@opteron.random> <20050303160330.5db86db7.akpm@osdl.org> <20050304025746.GD26085@tolot.miese-zwerge.org> <20050303213005.59a30ae6.akpm@osdl.org> <1109924470.4032.105.camel@tglx.tec.linutronix.de> <20050304005450.05a2bd0c.akpm@osdl.org> <20050304091612.GG14764@suse.de> <20050304012154.619948d7.akpm@osdl.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:59:14 +0100 Message-Id: <1109962755.4032.187.camel@tglx.tec.linutronix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.3 (2.0.3-2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1598 Lines: 41 On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 09:57 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > I've long since decided that there's no point to making "-pre". What's the > difference between a "-pre" and a daily -bk snapshot? Really? -preX are milestones mainly for developers When -preX is converted to -rc1 then it defines feature freeze and the testing / polishing steps to the final release take place, with "serious bugfixes only" policy. I know you think the -rc polishing is boring, so why don't you give it to somebody else ? In fact the 2.6.x.y tree is a substitution for this. So the official 2.6.X release will be considered a real release candidate within no time. If this is your intention, then please state it loud and clearly and use generally known and understandable naming conventions for it. > So when I do a release, it _is_ an -rc. The fact that people have trouble > understanding this is not _my_ fault. If you are referring to rc == "ridiculous count", I agree that it is not your fault. Its not necessary to understand that. If you refer to rc == "release candidate", please start to act in a way which people _can_ actually understand without reading LKML and finding the proclamation mail, in which you declare that ridiculous count should now be considered as a release candidate. There is no way to change common practice by proclamation. tglx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/